Bow Seat Ocean Programs

Three students, teacher honored in Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest

In mid-November, three Harker eighth graders were honored in the Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest’s junior division. This year’s contest, held by Bow Seat Ocean Programs, received 4,000 entries from around the world and aimed to inspire youth to learn about and take action on climate change. Students researched and wrote about climate issues in their grade 7 expository writing classes, and their essays were entered into the contest as part of the curriculum.

Megha Unny’s short story, “The Myth of Climate Change,” earned her a silver medal and $750 prize. Anika Basu received an honorable mention and a $100 prize for a satirical news story, titled “World News: Climate Study Reports That Antarctica Could Support Multiple Golf Resorts by 2050.” Liam McGrath’s poem, “Our Great Barrier Grief,” also won an honorable mention and a $100 prize.

Additionally, middle school English teacher Marjorie Hazeltine received an Educator’s Award along with $750 to put toward education on climate change. “I submitted a summary of the way I used the contest in my classroom at Harker,” Hazeltine said. “The theme last year created the perfect opportunity to teach satire, persuasion, rhetoric and humor.”

December 1, 2022Tags: alumni-express, Bow Seat Ocean Programs, climate change, eweekly, express, topgreen

Two students win silver in Ocean Awareness Contest

Michelle Wei, grade 10, and Helen Gu, grade 8, recently won Silver Awards for their submissions to the 2021 Ocean Awareness Contest. The competition was held by Bow Seat Ocean Programs, an organization that promotes ocean conservation efforts through a variety of initiatives that engage middle and high school students.

The Ocean Awareness Contest is held annually and invites students to submit creations across a wide range of media, including art, creative writing, music and film. Wei submitted a short story called “Water Monster” about a mother and son living in an area with very limited access to clean water, and Gu’s submission was an elegiac poem titled “see her fall,” about the ongoing harm being done to the world’s oceans. They received support from middle school English teacher Marjorie Hazeltine.

The contest received had nearly 6,000 participants, and winners in every category have been featured in a special ocean advocacy gallery.

January 12, 2022Tags: alumni-express, Bow Seat Ocean Programs, eweekly, express, Outreach, sustainability, topgreen

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Three students, teacher honored in Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest

Two students win silver in Ocean Awareness Contest